NEWNative for iPhone & iPad · works with herdr and tmux · Android coming soon

Step away.
Keep talking.
Pick right up.

Talk to your phone and the agents on your own Mac or Linux box keep building, with the same harness, models and files you use at your desk. Sit back down later and it's all there.

An agent's terminal on iPhone with Dictate to Agent listening. A red waveform runs across a box above the Toolbar, and the mic is now a red stop button. Above it, the Blocked agent asks: Run the UI test before commit?

Get Waycar

Then run this on your Mac or Linux box:

install Waycar on your Host

$ curl -fsSL https://waycar.dev/install.sh | sh

agents run on your own computer
on-device dictation (iOS 26+)
a push when an agent is blocked
no account

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Just talk

Say what's next.
Your agent takes it from there.

Tap the mic under an agent's terminal and talk. Tap stop, and your words go to the agent as a message. If it's waiting on a question, they land in the Composer so you can check them first.

An agent in Chat Mode on iPhone: you ask why a reconnect test fails, it shows a Reconnect timeline chart and explains the fix, then asks your OK to run the tests with Allow, Cancel, and Show Terminal buttons. At the bottom is the Message field with a mic button

Want to check it first?
Dictate into the Composer instead. Fix a word if you need to, then tap Send.
Or skip the terminal
Start Claude Code, Codex, omp or pi with Chat Mode on, and it opens as a simple chat. When the agent asks for permission, tap Allow or Cancel right there.
Your voice stays on your phone
Apple's on-device model turns speech into text. The audio is never recorded or sent. Needs iOS 26 or later.

Same setup

Same harness. Same models.
Same machine.

Your agents run on your own Mac or Linux box, in herdr or tmux. Waycar connects straight to it over SSH, with no account and no cloud in the middle of your sessions. Your CLI, config, tools, repos, models and API accounts stay exactly where they are, and your phone shows the agent's real terminal.

One catch: your computer does the work, so leave it on and awake.

Your phone

Waycar

SSH key made on device
iPhone · iPad

Your machine

herdr or tmux

your CLI and config
your repos and files
your models and API accounts

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Step away

Go do something else.
You'll know when an agent needs you.

Waycar sends a push when an agent is Blocked or Done. Your machine encrypts it first, so our relay can't read it.

Live Activities keep each Host on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
Open the app and the Console has every machine's agents in one list, with the blocked ones on top.
Sort order:BlockedDoneWorkingIdle

Agent Console on iPhone with an AI Usage row on top, then agents on two Hosts, each marked Blocked, Done, or Working with a one-line summary

on the move

MOSHWalk from Wi-Fi to cellular and the live terminal stays attached.
SSHIf mosh can't get through, Waycar switches to SSH by itself.
SLEEPCome back and you're right where you left off.

New Agent sheet on iPhone with Host, Workspace, a New Worktree switch, an Agent picker, and an Arguments field

Start anywhere

Got an idea while you're out?
Start it right there.

Open New Agent and choose a Host. Use a folder you already have, or turn on New Worktree for a fresh git checkout on its own branch. Pick the agent, add arguments if you want, and it starts on your computer. Then talk to it.

Come back

Sit back down. It's all still there.

Your agent never left your computer. The session, its history and its files are where they were, along with whatever it got done while you were out.

herdr

Opening an agent in Waycar takes over its terminal, and the herdr client at your desk gets disconnected. Reattach at your desk and keep going.

tmux

Nothing gets taken over. Your desk and phone can both watch the same window.

Quit one by mistake? Waycar keeps ended agents for 30 days. Tap Closed in the Console, then tap the agent. Most come back in the same chat.

The Console on iPhone with the Closed filter on, listing four closed agents from two Hosts

Features

Built for the moment an agent
needs you.

Every screen is native SwiftUI.

Terminal

A real, native terminal.

Ghostty's engine: full-screen apps, momentum scrolling, selection, jump to live.

Connect

Pair a machine with one QR.

Keys made on device. The Pairing Code pins the host key. The Hosts sheet shows live CPU and memory.

iPad

A first-class iPad app, keyboard and all.

Sidebar, Stage Manager, Take Over Here, drag and drop, shortcuts. See the iPad gallery →

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New Agent sheet on iPad over the Agent Console, with Host, Workspace, New Worktree, Agent, and Arguments fields

Preview bar

Everything it prints, one tap away.

Images, PDFs, Markdown and links, in one bar under the terminal. Send it screenshots and files too, up to 64 MB.

Controls

Every key an agent can ask for.

Esc, Tab, arrows, Ctrl and F-keys, or type straight in. Make it your own.

Appearance

30 terminal themes. One for light mode, one for dark.

Two built-in fonts and pinch to zoom. Settings sync via iCloud Keychain.

Agents

Bring the agents you already run.

Waycar finds them on each Host. Shells show up too.

claude
codex
omp
gemini
opencode
pi
Amp
Antigravity
Cline
Cursor Agent
Devin CLI
Droid
GitHub Copilot CLI
Grok Build
Hermes Agent
Kilo Code
Kimi CLI
Kiro CLI
Maki
Mastra Code
Muse
Qoder CLI
Qwen Code

Security & privacy

Your keys. Your machines. Nobody else's servers.

The app has no account and no ads. Your keys and terminals never touch our servers. Notifications are encrypted before they leave your Host. Read the privacy policy →

On-device keys
The private key never leaves your Keychain.
Pinned fingerprints
The Pairing Code verifies your first connection.
Checked at both hops
Jump Host and machine are verified separately.
Post-quantum ready
Post-quantum key exchange when your server supports it.
On-device dictation
Speech becomes text on your phone.
Encrypted sync
Hosts and keys sync via end-to-end encrypted iCloud Keychain. Optional.

Setup

Get the app. Run one command. Scan.

Get Waycar
Get Waycar
Get Waycar
iPhone and iPad
Show QR codeHide QR code
Scan with your iPhone or iPad
Android™,
Coming soon
Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
Close
Install on your Mac or Linux box
Works with herdr, tmux, or both.
Scan the code
Say yes to show a QR, then scan it in Waycar. Run it again to pair another device.

iOS / iPadOS 18+
Android: coming soon
herdr ≥ 0.7.5
or tmux ≥ 3.2
No Node needed on the Host
OpenSSH · streamlocal on, for herdr
macOS: Remote Login on
mosh-server + UDP, for mosh

you@studio-mac — zsh

$ curl -fsSL https://waycar.dev/install.sh | sh# answer Y to show a pairing QR

FAQ

Before you ask.

How do I get Waycar?: Download it on the App Store, then run the install command on each machine, or add one by hand.
What does Waycar cost?: Free for 10 Launches (new agents or shells, and resumed agents) every 30 days. Watching running agents never counts. Waycar Pro removes the limit for $5 a month or $40 a year in the US, and renews until you cancel in your Apple Account.
Do I need herdr?: No. tmux 3.2 or later works too.
Which agents work in Chat Mode?: Claude Code, Codex, omp, pi and opencode. Run the install command again first.
Does anything go through the cloud?: Not your sessions: they go over SSH straight to your machine. Push notifications and usage analytics are optional. AI Summaries, if you turn them on, send recent screen text to your AI provider.
My machine isn't reachable from the internet. Can I still use it?: Yes. Put an SSH Jump Host in front of it.
Is Waycar affiliated with herdr or the AI companies?: No. Waycar is an independent app from OTREVA, LLC.
Is there an Android app?: Not yet: Android is coming next. Waycar is on iPhone and iPad today.
What happens to the terminal I already have open at my desk?: On herdr, opening an agent in Waycar takes over its terminal, and the herdr client at your desk gets disconnected. Reattach at your desk when you sit back down. On tmux, nothing is taken over: your desk and phone can both watch the same window.
Where does my voice go when I dictate?: Nowhere. Dictation (iOS 26 or later) uses Apple's on-device speech model. Your audio is never recorded or sent. Only the text goes to your Host, and only when you send it.

Get up from your desk.
Your agents keep building.

Free with 10 Launches in any rolling 30 days. Checking on agents that are already running never counts.

Get WaycarSet up your computer →

Step away. Keep talking.Pick right up.

Say what's next. Your agent takes it from there.

Want to check it first?

Or skip the terminal

Your voice stays on your phone

Same harness. Same models. Same machine.

Waycar

herdr or tmux

Go do something else. You'll know when an agent needs you.

Got an idea while you're out? Start it right there.

Sit back down. It's all still there.

Built for the moment an agent needs you.

A real, native terminal.

Pair a machine with one QR.

A first-class iPad app, keyboard and all.

Everything it prints, one tap away.

Every key an agent can ask for.

30 terminal themes. One for light mode, one for dark.

Bring the agents you already run.

Your keys. Your machines. Nobody else's servers.

On-device keys

Pinned fingerprints

Checked at both hops

Post-quantum ready

On-device dictation

Encrypted sync